Growers and traceability platforms at the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil say the compliance portal for EU’s deforestation law – meant to kick in next month – only opened for registration last week and is not fully live yet.
Palm oil trade certifier Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is facing scrutiny for a new standard that NGOs say weakens the protection of forests. RSPO says revision to its approach addresses implementation challenges.
The RSPO has ruled that PT Inecda, a Samsung subsidiary, violated its sustainability standards by failing to obtain consent from an Indigenous community in Sumatra before clearing forests for palm oil plantations.